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Dirk, Parsons Lead Mavs Over ThunderESPNDALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scrambled to replace Tyson Chandler with the Dallas Mavericks center sidelined by back spasms, then he found himself with five fouls early in the fourth quarter. When the big German returned to the game, he carried the Mavericks …Oklahoma City Thunder (15-16) at Dallas Mavericks (21-10), … Read more
Jim Harbaugh and San Francisco 49ers agree to part waysUSA TODAYAfter resurrecting the San Francisco 49ers and taking the team to three NFC championship games and one Super Bowl appearance in four years, the Jim Harbaugh era in San Francisco is over. The 49ers and Harbaugh “mutually agreed to part ways” the …Jim Harbaugh, San … Read more
2 dead, 8 others hurt in separate shootingsChicago TribuneA 34-year-old man died after he was shot while he was driving about 5:30 a.m. Sunday in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic. The man was shot near the intersection of …Police: 2 Dead, 16 Wounded … Read more
Saints drop in NFL draft pecking orderThe Advocate9 pick in the NFL draft. But by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon, before the late games, New Orleans fell back in the draft order to the No. 13 pick. By losing, Tampa Bay secured the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. New Orleans … Read more
Wild Card preview: Ravens and Steelers duel again; welcome back, Dallas …FOXSports.comThe FOX NFL Sunday crew previews the playoffs and looks at the matchups in the first week. Share 1. Tweet 2. 0. FOX Sports Alex Marvez. Share This Story. Tweet. Updated DEC 29, 2014 12:26a ET. The field is now set for the first … Read more
Spurs Hold Off RocketsESPNThe Rockets responded with a 12-4 spurt, capped by Harden’s 3-pointer with Duncan in his chest that pulled Houston to 106-103 with 52.1 seconds remaining. After Green missed a 3-pointer, Harden dribbled the ball out of bounds for his ninth and final …Danny Green helps San Antonio Spurs end Houston jinxThe Seattle … Read more
Recap: Denver vs. TorontoBradenton HeraldDenver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Kyle Lowry keeps playing at an All-Star level, and the Raptors keep winning. Lowry posted 30 points and 11 assists and Toronto took down the Denver Nuggets 116-102 on Sunday at Pepsi Center. Louis Williams chimed in …Lowry’s double-double leads Raptors over Nuggets, 116-102.News & Observerall 456 … Read more
Jim Harbaugh Leaves SF 49ers Wins Last Game 20-17 – Video Jim Harbaugh Leaves SF 49ers Wins Last Game 20-17. Jim Harbaugh coached his last game with the San Francisco 49ers and won 20 to 17. He left with class, and added an extra win to his lofty total of 45 wins and 19 losses. … Read more
5 Restaurants You Have to Try in 2015Ocean Drive MagazineThe spotlight shone brightly on Miami’s thriving food scene in 2014 with more than 50 restaurant openings. Celebrity hub Seasalt and Pepper welcomed universal power couple Jay Z and Beyoncé to its riverside stunner. Drunken Dragon, Mignonette, Oolite … …read more From:: Miami Restaurant News By … Read more
In The First SHIELD Comic, Coulson and Crew Meet All the Marvel Heroesio9The characters of Agents of SHIELD will join the Marvel comic book universe on December 31st, in the first issue of S.H.I.E.L.D. And the variant covers have the team meeting everyone. Yes, including Deadpool. The comic book isn’t a tie-in, it’s the …First … Read more
Denver car fire extends to garage9NEWS.comAccording to the Denver Fire Department, authorities first received a call about the blaze – located at 3700 North High Street — at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. As of 10 p.m., the fire in the garage was under control. Firefighters were still battling the … …read more From:: Denver, Colorado … Read more
San Francisco 49ers free agents ponder futureSan Jose Mercury NewsCrabtree, the 49ers‘ first-round draft pick in 2009, said he isn’t sure how to feel about becoming a free agent but that he is “not ruling out” a return. He finished with 68 receptions for 698 yards and four touchdowns, with a career-low 10.3 yards per … Read more
2015 NFL draft order set for non-playoff teams: Bucs get No. 1 pickWashington Post (blog)On April 30, Roger Goodell will step to the podium in Chicago, opening the NFL draft for business. Not long after that, the first team will be on the clock and, thanks to the Week 17 results, that will be the … Read more
Jets will fire John Idzik, Rex RyanESPNNew York Jets owner Woody Johnson is now prepared to move swiftly Monday and fire general manager John Idzik and coach Rex Ryan, according to league sources. Johnson is expected to remove any doubt about Ryan’s fate, even though a source earlier …Miami Dolphins fall to New York Jets … Read more
Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Live Score, Highlights and ReactionBleacher ReportLos Angeles actually took a 56-55 lead into halftime, but 16 third-quarter points from Bledsoe helped Phoenix gain an 88-81 edge heading into the fourth quarter. The Suns quickly built the lead up to 13 early in the final period, but the Lakers battled … Read more
Former Pacer ready for Oakland A’s farm systemWRDW-TVDec. 28, 2014 EVANS, GA– Harlem pitcher and former Pacer Derek Beasley just finished his first months of professional baseball. A rookie in the Oakland A’s farm system, New Years Day starts the next season for Beasley. Time to get to training for the …and more …read more … Read more
End of the nuclear family? Not in SeattleThe Seattle Times (blog)Among the 50 cities, Seattle is one of just three where nuclear families increased their share of total households (Washington, D.C. and Atlanta being the others). Married couples living with their own kids now represent 14 percent of Seattle … …read more From:: Seattle News … Read more
Jim Harbaugh-to-Michigan talk grows louder even as College Football Playoff …Washington PostNEW ORLEANS — While they started practicing at the Superdome and yakking about the running game at daises around here — ahead of the College Football Playoff coming up Thursday night – the rest of college football America seemed to chatter about …Harbaugh move … Read more
18 Head Coaches in San Francisco 49ers History49ers.com“We are now squarely focused on finding the next head coach of the 49ers and I am very confident in (general manager) Trent (Baalke’s) ability to lead that process,” team CEO Jed York said in a press release after the 49ers 20-17 win over the Arizona …San Francisco … Read more
Panthers use opportunistic defense to crush Falcons, win NFC SouthESPN (blog)ATLANTA — The Carolina Panthers’ big-play defense appears capable of making a difference in the playoffs — even for a team with a losing record. Roman Harper and Tre Boston returned interceptions for touchdowns and Carolina recorded six sacks, …Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons: PredictionNew … Read more
2015 NFL Draft: Top-20 draft order is setCBSSports.comThe regular season is complete and while 12 teams are headed for the postseason, the NFL off-season begins for the other 20 franchises. And that means the top-20 picks for the 2015 NFL Draft order is now official. For the NFL Draft, the first …NFL Draft Order 2015: … Read more
The Video Game That Broke My Heart in 2014Slate MagazineI was just a guy who played games and sometimes wrote about them for Slate, which has, on and off for the past 15 years, long allowed me to expound dilettantishly about my interests. But in 2014, for the first time in my professional life, I … Read more
The top 10 Bay Area news stories of 2014Contra Costa TimesJerry Brown rolled to his fourth term as comfortably as a man in a padded tilt-back chair — two new mayors were elected in Oakland and San Jose, council members Libby Schaaf and Sam Liccardo, respectively. While both are centrist Democrats, they were …and more … Read more
Photos: Oregon participates in Lawry’s Beef Bowl in Beverly HillsOregon Daily Emerald2 Oregon Ducks participate in the Lawry’s Beef Bowl at Lawry’s The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills, California on December 28, 2014. (Ryan Kang/Emerald). Gary Campbell and his wife walk the red carpet into Lawry’s The Prime Rib. The No. 2 Oregon Ducks …Beverly … Read more
Bratton’s Unsought Role: Peacemaker Between His Officers and His BossNew York TimesWhen William J. Bratton returned to lead the New York Police Department for the second time in two decades, the once headline-grabbing commissioner seemed determined to adopt a lower profile. He stood beside — and in some ways in the shadow of …Bratton: Cops … Read more
NFL Playoffs To Feature 11 Former Cal PlayersCal AthleticsThe 10 former Golden Bears that finished the 2014 regular season as players on active rosters of NFL playoff teams include Lorenzo Alexander (Arizona), C.J. Anderson (Denver), Thomas DeCoud (Carolina), Justin Forsett (Baltimore), L.P. Ladouceur (Dallas … …read more From:: California Golden Bears News By Google News
Carolina Wins NFC South With a Victory Over AtlantaNew York TimesA common topic on Atlanta sports talk radio was whether Falcons devotees should wish for defeats to hasten their fade from playoff candidacy, possibly setting off coaching and front-office changes and delivering a more desirable draft position …PANTHERS vs FALCONS Watch Live Stream Online: Carolina … Read more
Gangs, sex trade a growing problemU-T San DiegoThe once-rural Spring Valley is where metropolitan San Diego starts giving way to the region’s backcountry. Urban concerns there have been festering for years yet some residents say they don’t have the resources to deal with them. “I think we get …and more …read more From:: San Diego … Read more
Box Office: ‘Hobbit’ Wins, ‘Interview’ Has Strong VOD SalesCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (AP) — Audiences had their pick of genres during the Christmas weekend, but despite a host of fresh arrivals, splashy holiday fare like “Unbroken” and “Into the Woods” proved no match for “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”.and more …read more From:: … Read more
Third-string Connor Shaw comes up short for Cleveland Browns at Baltimore …cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — Rookie Connor Shaw made all of the dropbacks for the Browns in their 20-10 loss to the Ravens on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. Shaw went 14-of-28 for 177 yards. He was intercepted once and sacked four times. The Browns slipped …Cleveland … Read more
Wayback Machine: Billy Martin’s funeralSFGateIt was a typical San Francisco fiesta evening when City Engineer M.M. O’Shaughnessy presented the tunnel to the city through Andrew Gallagher, chairman of the Tunnel Committee of the Board of Supervisors; when Andrea Sbarboro, one of the oldest of … …read more From:: SF Board Of Supervisors News From Google … Read more
Seattle clinches No. 1 seed, beats Rams 20-6CBSSports.comSo there was a different satisfaction for Carroll and the Seahawks after Sunday’s 20-6 win over the Rams wrapped up the ninth division title in franchise history, the third under Carroll. This was not the mostly smooth ride Seattle experienced a year …Seattle defeats Rams 20-6KIRO SeattleSt. Louis … Read more
North Korea Calls Obama ‘A Monkey’ Over ‘The Interview’CBS Local(CBSLA.com) — The Sony hack scandal has just intensified with North Korea calling President Obama “a monkey” and blaming the U.S. for shutting down its internet. » COMPLETE COVERAGE: Sony Pictures Hacked Over “The Interview”. North Korea’s …and more …read more From:: Los Angeles Sports News … Read more
How we bring Laura’s Law to all CaliforniansSan Francisco ChronicleWaldron’s AB59 would make Laura’s Law — which allows court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment — permanent, as well as eliminating the need for a separate affirming vote from each county’s board of supervisors. That alone would be a game-changer, …and more …read more From:: SF Board Of … Read more